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y separately published work icon The Most Beautiful Lies : A Collection of Stories by Five Major Contemporary Fiction Writers: Bail, Carey, Lurie, Moorhouse and Wilding anthology   short story   humour   satire   science fiction  
Issue Details: First known date: 1977... 1977 The Most Beautiful Lies : A Collection of Stories by Five Major Contemporary Fiction Writers: Bail, Carey, Lurie, Moorhouse and Wilding
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson , 1977 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Drover's Wife, Murray Bail , single work short story (p. 5-10)
Zoellner's Definition, Murray Bail , single work short story (p. 11-18)
Ore, Murray Bail , single work short story (p. 19-26)
Portrait of Electricity, Murray Bail , single work short story humour (p. 27-38)
A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z, Murray Bail , single work short story (p. 39-46)
Crabs, Peter Carey , single work short story satire science fiction

'Crabs is very neat in everything he does. His movements are almost fussy, but he has so much fight in his delicate frame that they're not fussy at all. Lately he has been eating. When Frank eats one steak, Crab eats two. When Frank has a pint of mil, Crabs drinks two. He spends a lot of time lying on his bed, groaning, because of the food. But he's building up. At night he runs five miles to Clayton. He always means to run back, but he always ends up on the train, hot and sweating and sticking to the seat. His aim is to increase his weight and get a job driving for Allied Panel and Towing. Already he has his licence but he's too small, not tough enough to beat off the competition at a crash scene.' (Introduction)

 (p. 51-64)
American Dreams, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 65-76)
Peeling, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 77-87)
Do You Love Me?, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 88-98)
The Rose, Peter Carey , single work short story (p. 99-100)
A King of the Road, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 105-112)
A Beacon in the Night, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 113-119)
The Larder, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 120-124)
French Toothpaste, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 125-131)
A Scholar of Ancient Battlements, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 132-139)
Popov, Morris Lurie , single work short story (p. 140-146)
The American Poet's Visit, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story humour (p. 152-163)
Dell Goes into Politics, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story (p. 164-172)
The St Louis Rotary Convention 1923, Recalled, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story (p. 173-189)
The True Story of the Jack Kerouac Wake The Jack Kerouac Wake : The True Story, Frank Moorhouse , single work short story (p. 190-196)
Note: With title: The True Story of the Jack Kerouac
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